Prep spotlight: Quincy Notre Dame topples SHG

Saturday

Jan 13, 2018 at 12:01 AM

Staff report

QUINCY — Sacred Heart-Griffin High School rallied from a 16-point deficit in the third period, but couldn’t complete the comeback, losing to Quincy Notre Dame 62-56 Friday night in a non-conference game at The Pit.

SHG trailed 34-23 at the half and 39-23 early in the third quarter. The Cyclones then went on a 19-5 run when forward Nick Broeker got hot and scored 10 points to get SHG within 44-42 with 1 minute 21 seconds remaining in the third.

SHG got as close as 54-53 when Hamilton made a 3-pointer late in the fourth period. QND’s Tommy Ray answered with a layup with 1:58 remaining and the Raiders sealed the game at the foul line. QND, which shoots just 61 percent from the line as a team, went 10-for-11 from the stripe in the final period. The Raiders committed just two turnovers and made two baskets in the period.

Mac Little made seven of 11 shots, went 7-for-8 from the line and scored a team-high 24 points for QND (10-4). Nick Schwartz (8-for-8 at the line) added 13 points and Ray chipped in 10 for the Raiders, who went 22-for-25 from the charity stripe.

SHG dropped to 9-9.

BARRY WESTERN 64, PETERSBURG PORTA 59: At Winchester, ninth-seeded Barry Western made some clutch free throws in the fourth period and upset its third higher-seed opponent at the Winchester Invitational to advance to today’s championship game.

Barry Western will play No. 2 Payson-Seymour at 7 p.m. in the title game.

Easton Billings went 6-for-6 from the line and led Barry Western with 21 points. He had nine points in the first quarter when the Wildcats led 17-11. Preston Wellman added 20 points and Dalton Malone scored 13 for Barry Western.

MOUNT STERLING BROWN COUNTY 52, JACKSONVILLE ROUTT 34: At Bluffs, Tanner Sussenbach scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the second half and the Hornets moved on to play in today’s fifth-place game against Concord Triopia at 1:30.

Routt ended the tournament with a 1-2 record. Dylan Marshall led the way for Routt with eight points.

CONCORD TRIOPIA 59, CAMP POINT CENTRAL 47: At Winchester, Shawn Bell bombed in six 3-pointers and scored 22 points to lead third-seeded Triopia to the fifth-place game.

Zach Thompson scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half for Triopia.

HARDIN CALHOUN 72, RUSHVILLE-INDUSTRY 57: At Bluffs, Rushville-Industry drained 11 3-pointers but fell to the Warriors, who will meet Winchester West Central for the consolation title today at noon.

West Central beat Greenfield 66-47 in the other consolation semifinal.

NOKOMIS 65, CARLINVILLE 29: At Morrisonville, Carter Sabol scored 21 of his game-high 29 points in the first half as Nokomis registered a victory at the Morrisonville Mohawk Classic.

In other games, Barry Western defeated West Central 42-36 in overtime Friday and will play Pittsfield for the title at 1 p.m. today. Greenfield beat White Hall North Greene 57-55 and will play West Central for third place at 11:30.

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